Key West 2018 - Day 1 (Cont.) and 2

So far our annual trip to Key West has been great fun even though I spent a good part of Thursday afternoon and Friday morning working on loan documents for a large securitized loan transaction. At least I got to sit and review documents in a tropical paradise at a quiet table away from the activities around the pools at The Equator.   Thursday evening, a group of us from the guesthouse went to Seven Fish for a wonderful dinner (see the image above).  As is always the case, the guests at the Equator are from all over the USA and a number of foreign countries.  Among our group at dinner was a guy from St. Petersburg, Russia and his American husband and a Canadian (included in the price of the stay at The Equator is a daily evening happy hour aimed at encouraging guests to meet each other.)  Several other couples are visiting from Virginia and I may have picked up a new real estate client.  Yesterday, we did the historic homes tour and then had dinner at 951 Prime.  Today we are headed to Latitudes on Sunset Key for lunch with a group of clients/friends.  

For those who have never visited Key West, I encourage you to visit.  This is my 10th trip!  For the husband, it is probably his 30th visit.  Making it even better, the weather has been absolutely perfect.

Key West 2018 - Day 1

Sunset Key and Latitudes with Key West in the background.

The husband and I will be up well before day light and headed to Norfolk International Airport to begin our annual trek to Key West.  If all goes well, we will be in Key West by 11:26 am.  We will be staying at The Equator on Fleming Street.  Two friends from Hampton will be traveling down and we will also meet mutual clients of the husband and me who are driving down from Fort Lauderale (they are taking us to Paris and London in September, but more on that later).  We will also see former neighbors who now live in Key West full time as well as two of the husband's clients who winter in the Keys and who will join us for lunch at Latitudes on Sunset Key on Saturday.  Sunday we will do the annual pilgrimage to La Te Da for tea dance.

We have a friend staying at our home and babysitting our dog - we lost our little one on March 9, 2018 - and otherwise holding down the fort.  The only downside of the trip is that I will be working on a large hotel refinance part of the time, but at least I will be doing so in gorgeous surroundings.

Posting will be on vacation mode and I will post thoughts and commentaries as time and activities allow. 

Key West Vacation - Day 5

View from our table at Latitudes

The highlight of yesterday was without a doubt lunch at Latitudes at the Westin Resort on Sunset Key where we met one of the boyfriend's clients who hosted our lunch.  The weather was gorgeous although there was a brisk wind blowing in off of the Atlantic side of the island creating some sizable swell.  The image below is from the tender on the way to Sunset Key with two large cruise ships in the background.  The food was wonderful as always and I highly recommend the Key Lime Martini.  

After lunch we walked back to The Equator and read and socialized by the pool until cocktail hour.  Again, I cannot say enough good things about the resort and the friendliness of the staff and other guests.   We braved the craziness of St. Patrick's Day and ventured to Finnegan's Wake, an Irish pub and restaurant.  After that, we made the trek down Duval Street to 801 Bourbon for some end of the evening cocktails.  All in all, it was a great day and  I highly recommend Key West to those who have never visited.

Looking toward Key West from the Sunset Key pier

Tomorrow, I will do a recap of our last day here and my reflections.